Railway-signal



(No Model.)

J. B, OARWELL. RAILWAY SIGNAL.

No. 465,752. Patented Dec. 22, 1891.

Nhm y UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB B. OARWELL, OF MIDDLEBROOK, VIRGINIA.

RAl LWAY-SIG NAL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters latent No. 465,752, dated December22, 1891.

Application filed May 14,1891.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JACOB B. OAEWELL, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Middlebrook, in the county of Augusta and State ofVirginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Signals; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in railway-signals The object ofthe invention is to provide a simple, cheap, and effective means fordisplaying either alight 0r signal-arm; and it consists in theconstruction and combination of the parts, asv will be hereinafter fullyset forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a side view of a railway-signal constructed in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the glass cylinder.

A refers to aframe which is suitably planted inthe ground a suitabledistance from the track. This frame consists of a horizontal beam a andvertical posts or standards I), c, and d. To the horizontal beam aaresecured bearings e e for the operating-rod B, to one end of which isconnected a link O, and at the other end a pivoted operating hand-leverD. The link 0 connects with a vertical rod 15, which passes throughbearings ff, and to Serial No. 392,734. (No model.)

To near the upper end of the rod E is connected a bar G, which is alsopivotally connected to the projecting portion g of the signal-arms H andH, which arms carry the plates or signals h and h. The signal-arms areconnected to each other and adjacent to their juncture are pivoted tothe post 0, which may be wide enough. to hide said signals when behindthe same. The signals h and It will be visible when at right angles withthe post.

By the construction of the device herein shown and described it isobvious that Iprovide a signal in which there is very little liabilityof error and which may be operated at a considerable distance from whereit is desired to display the same.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1.. In combination with the signal arms II and H, pivoted to an uprightand provided with a projecting portion g, a rod G, connecting the samewith a vertically-moving rod E, carrying atranspa rent cylinder which isadapted to move over a light, the lower end of the bar E being connectedto a link 0, said link being adapted to be operated by a reciprocatingbar B, substantially as set forth.

2. In combination with the frame A, constructed substantially as shownand provided with vertical signal-carrying posts 19,0, and d, a leverpivoted to the post b and connected to a reciprocating rod B, a curvedlink 0, pivotally attached to a vertically-moving rod E, said rodcarryinga transparent cylinder which is adapted to move over the lamp, abar G, pivoted to the rod E and to a projecting portion g of thesignal-arms II and ll, said sig nal-arms being pivoted to the post 0,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JACOB B. CARWELL.

Vitnesses:

J. N. MGFAELAND, O. B. SEALS.

